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ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) have become a popular way to fund cryptocurrency projects. An ICO is an event in which a new cryptocurrency project sells part of itsthe cryptocurrency tokens to early adopters and enthusiasts in exchange for money today. ICOs provide a way for cryptocurrency project creators to raise money for their operations. Most ICOs raise money in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies.

Initial Coin Offering Series

Chat platform Kik secures nearly $100M in ICO

Sep 27, 2017 03:49 am UTC| Digital Currency

Kik Interactive, the Canada-based company behind the chat platform Kik, has announced that it has successfully raised nearly US$100 million in the Kin token distribution event (TDE). More than 10,000 people from 117...

Initial Coin Offering Series

Why Esports Professionals Support Blockchain-Powered Gimli

Sep 26, 2017 13:48 pm UTC| Digital Currency

Gimli is a young startup based on Ethereum that aims to provide a safe and transparent platform to bet on esports. Esports fans - a segment that is anything but anecdotal with some studies suggesting that up to 500 million...

Initial Coin Offering Series

video Metaps PlusCoin ICO reaches 25 pct of target within 1 hour

Sep 26, 2017 09:54 am UTC| Digital Currency

PlusCoin (PLC), a new token created by Korean mobile marketing platform developer Metaps Plus, kicked off its initial coin offering (ICO) today, at 12:00 am GMT and has already covered over 25 percent of its...

Initial Coin Offering Series

Blockchain Revolution Series

SEC sets up Cyber Unit to check DLT and ICO violations

Sep 26, 2017 04:33 am UTC| Digital Currency

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is going to set up a Cyber Unit to curb violation involving distributed ledger technology (DLT) and initial coin offerings (ICOs). The Cyber Unit is one of the...

Initial Coin Offering Series

Korean fintech company Metaps Plus to hold first ICO roadshow online

Sep 20, 2017 09:32 am UTC| Digital Currency

Initial Coin Offering (ICO) or token sale has become one of the most popular tools among tech startups seeking to raise funds. The growth of this burgeoning ecosystem is evidenced by the fact that over 100 token sales have...

Initial Coin Offering Series

Blockchain Revolution Series

Blockchain finance solution Bankera raises €25m in Pre-ICO

Sep 20, 2017 04:26 am UTC| Digital Currency

DigitalX, an Australia and US-based blockchain solutions company, has announced that blockchain finance solution Bankera has raised 25m (AUD$37m) in pre-Initial Coin Offering (ICO). According to the official release,...

Initial Coin Offering Series

New initiative ‘Token Alliance’ to promote best practices for ICOs

Sep 19, 2017 03:27 am UTC| Digital Currency

In a bid to promote the best practices for the burgeoning ICO ecosystem, the Chamber of Digital Commerce, a trade association representing the digital asset and blockchain industry, has announced a new industry-led...

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Economy

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

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The Mattei Plan: why Giorgia Meloni is looking to Africa

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Politics

Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board

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History for sale: what does South Africa’s struggle heritage mean after 30 years of democracy?

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Military conscription is returning to Europe, but is it really a more equal way of mobilising? What history tells us

The idea that conscription, defined as the compulsory enlistment of citizens for military service, can increase equality and instil a sense of solidarity that transcends traditional societal divides has echoed throughout...

The 50th anniversary of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution

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Science

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains

The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST for short, is one of the most advanced telescopes ever built. Planning for JWST began over 25 years ago, and construction efforts spanned over a decade. It was launched into space on...

US media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names

When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a permanent resident, he thought his chances were pretty good. As an accomplished biologist, he figured that news...

Technology

Analyst Sees Shiba Inu Hitting $0.00007 Despite Major Token Dump

A Shiba Inu whale recently dumped massive SHIB tokens on Coinbase, one of the worlds top cryptocurrency exchanges. The enormous volume of SHIB offloaded quickly sparked a gloomy feeling among crypto market aficionados...

Casio Joins NFT Trend with Astar zkEVM, Unveils Anniversary Collection

Casio, one of the worlds leading watch companies, has joined the battle for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in partnership with Astars zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine. The Casio watch NFTs will go online on May...

Tron's Justin Sun Boosts Dogecoin, Shiba Inu at Token 2049 Conference

At the Token 2049 conference, Tron founder Justin Sun endorsed popular meme coins like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, emphasizing their pivotal distinction from traditional finance and celebrating their community-driven...

Bitcoin Dips 11% Post-Halving: Unexpected Decline Shocks Investors

Bitcoins price has unexpectedly fallen by 11% since the halving on April 20, stirring concerns among investors hoping for a post-halving surge. According to CoinGecko, Bitcoin dropped below $57,000 on May...

South Korea Pledges 5-Year Boost in Console Gaming Market Share

With an eye toward reducing dependence on mobile platforms, South Koreas government laid out a five-year plan Wednesday to bolster its console gaming sector, which currently represents a mere 1.5% of the global...